2018 Rally Estonia

2018 Rally Estonia
8. Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018
Host country  Estonia
Rally base Otepää
Dates run 13 July – 15 July 2018[1]
Start location Neeruti, Valga County
Finish location Elva
Stages 16 (146.40 km; 90.97 miles)
Stage surface Gravel
Overall distance 676.18 km (420.16 miles)
Results
Overall winner Estonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews 104 at start, 52 at finish

The 2018 Rally Estonia (formally known as the Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 13 and 15 July 2018. It marked the eighth running of Rally Estonia. The event consisted of sixteen special stages totalling 146.40 km (90.97 mi) in competitive kilometres. The stages were run on smooth gravel roads of Southern Estonia. Two street stages were also held during the rally, in Tartu and in Elva. Rally headquarters and service park were based in Otepää, at the Tehvandi Sports Center, while city of Tartu hosted the ceremonial start and finish.

Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja won the rally, while Hayden Paddon & Sebastian Marshall finished second and Craig Breen & Scott Martin finished third.[2] For the first time in the competition's history a total of three current WRC works teams entered Rally Estonia. It was also the first time the new Toyota Yaris WRC entered a competition outside the WRC series.[3] Tänak & Järveoja were dominant on their home ground winning eleven stages out of sixteen.

Classification

Rally results

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference
Overall classification
1 1 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 1:12:31.9 0.0
2 3 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:13:31.0 +59.1
3 2 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 1:15:44.3 +3:12.4
4 7 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Finland TGS Worldwide Škoda Fabia R5 1:16:33.6 +4:01.7
5 6 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 1:16:51.6 +4:19.7
6 4 Estonia Georg Gross Estonia Raigo Mõlder Estonia OT Racing Ford Focus RS WRC 08 1:17:07.2 +4:35.3
7 5 Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Estonia Sergei Larens Ukraine Eurolamp World Rally Team Mini John Cooper Works WRC 1:17:47.9 +5:16.0
8 16 Estonia Raul Jeets Estonia Andrus Toom Estonia Tehase Auto Škoda Fabia R5 1:18:03.9 +5:32.0
9 12 Estonia Ranno Bundsen Estonia Robert Loštšenikov Estonia A1M Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:19:21.1 +6:49.2
10 11 Estonia Rainer Aus Estonia Simo Koskinen Estonia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo Proto 1:19:55.6 +7:23.7
Source:[4]

Special stages

Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Rally Leader
14 July SS1 Raiga 1 6.24 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 3:06.6 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS2 Arula 1 8.74 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 3:59.0
SS3 Rüa 1 8.68 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 4:18.8
SS4 Raiga 2 6.24 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 3:03.8
SS5 Arula 2 8.74 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 3:54.4
SS6 Rüa 2 8.68 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 4:14.5
SS7 Karste 1 6.42 km New Zealand Hayden Paddon Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:01.1
SS8 Krüüdneri 1 13.67 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 7:21.3
SS9 Karste 2 6.42 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 2:57.3
SS10 Krüüdneri 2 13.67 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 7:11.6
SS11 Tartu City 1.74 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:44.8
15 July SS12 Puugi 1 10.16 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 4:38.0
SS13 Prangli 1 17.05 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 8:15.9
SS14 Puugi 2 10.16 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 4:30.4
SS15 Prangli 2 17.05 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 8:08.1
SS16 Elva City 1.74 km Estonia Georg Gross Ford Focus RS WRC 08 1:29.6

References

  1. ↑ "The programme of Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018". rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tänak heads WRC trio in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja starting in Shell Helix Rally Estonia with Toyota Yaris WRC". rallyestonia.com. Rally Estonia. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2018 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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